knick-knack
noun
[ ˈnɪknak ]
• small worthless objects, especially household ornaments.
• "the room was filled with tables, knick-knacks, and a large three-piece suite"
Similar:
ornament,
novelty,
gewgaw,
piece of bric-a-brac,
bibelot,
trinket,
trifle,
bauble,
gimcrack,
bagatelle,
curio,
curiosity,
plaything,
toy,
memento,
souvenir,
kickshaw,
objet,
objet d'art,
oojah,
whatnot,
thingamajig,
thingamabob,
dingle-dangle,
tchotchke,
tsatske,
doobry,
doodah,
gaud,
folderol,
whim-wham,
bijou,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘a petty trick’): reduplication of knack.
